Improvement in harness-buckles



G. D. MOSHER. Harness-Buckle.

No. 222,196. Patented Dec. 2,1879.

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UNITED-STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

- GEORGE D; MOSHER, OF NE VK HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARNESS -BUCKLES.

Specification forming part of LettersPatent No. 222,196, dated December 2, 1879 application filed October 17, 1879.

the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby a person skilled in the art can make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

to the letters of reference niarked'thereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate-the same parts. r?

My improvement relates to a new buckle,

adapted to the purposes for which ordinary buckles are used, but especially for harnesses.

My improvement has for its object the furnishing of a buckle which can be readily attached to straps without requiring to be sewed,

which is more secure than the ordinary form,

and which is also cheaper, stronger, and more durable than those now-in use.

My invention consists in the construction which will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top view of my improved buckle. Fig. 2 is a side View, showingthe method of attaching to one strap and. bueklingit to another. Fig. 3 is a side view, showing the method of employing the buckle to form a loop at the end, as in a rein or bridle.

A is the bow of the buckle. B is the tongue, which secures the movable or adjustable strap. C C are tongues, by which the fixed strap is fastened to the buckle. D D are recesses in the sides of the bow, into whichthe edges of the-fixed strap enterto prevent it from accidentally becomingunhooked. These recesses hold the edge of the strap, unless forcibly and intentionally pressed out by partially bending the strap longitudinally.

E is an opening in the buckle, as shown in Fig. 1, serving the purpose of a loop for holding the loose end of the adjustable strap, or for carrying the same strap around to hold it in position, as shown in Fig. 2. r

In Fig. 2, G shows the movable or adjustable strap, and H the fixed strap, lor t-he one permanentl y attached to the buckle.

In Fig. 3, the strap H is carried around so as to form a loop. The buckle end of the strap H extends over the tongue 13, and when the strap G is hooked, and its end passed through the opening E, it holds thestrap G onto its tongue, so that it' cannot become accidentally pushed oti'.

It will thus be observed that my improved buckle provides a very securejastening for the ends of the straps.

- It will also be observed that myinvention is adapted to serve all the purposes to which a buckle is ordinarily applied i1r harnesse s without requiring any sewing to the strap, thus dispensing with a great amount of expense in the manufacture of cheap harnesses.

My improved buckle is also adapted torn-- tillery and military harnesses, where simplicity is an object, and permits of the parts of harnesses being rapidly interchanged or straps supplied at once. 1 4

What I claim as my invention is-- A buckle provided with the recesses D in the side bars, and having the tongues C C at one end and the tongue B at the other, substantially as described.

GEORGE 1).]M0SHER.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. ELLIS, WENDELL R. UURTIS. 

